Rene Arreola

Some questions reveal more than answers. Page 12 of The Sky Dreamers is now online, and Baldor's past becomes even more mysterious. Read it here: renearreola.com/the-sky-dreame… #IndieComics #FantasyComics #ComicArt

One of my favorite moments is lifting a finished comic page off the drawing board. This is the only original. Every print, every digital page, every future reader starts here—with ink on paper. That's still magic to me. #ComicArt #OriginalArt #TheRealmEthereal

The difference between the brush pen and a regular brush, IMO.

A small preview from The Sky Dreamers Page 12. This page combines brand-new artwork with an unpublished illustration I created nearly 10 years ago. The inks are complete... color is next. #TheRealmEthereal #ComicArt #IndieComics #WIP

After creating more than 100 pages of comics, I've learned a few things that no art book could teach me. I wrote about storytelling, perfectionism, consistency, and why finishing pages matters more than chasing perfection. renearreola.com/blog/100-pages…

Sometimes an idea has to wait for the right moment. Here's a WIP preview from The Sky Dreamers Page 12. The inset panel is based on artwork I created nearly 10 years ago that never made it into the comic—until now. #TheRealmEthereal #ComicArt #IndieComics #WIP

I've got a case of the "scritches", thanks to inking on paper with a pen. If you do, you know :)

Currently reading. And really enjoying the DC Compact format, just something about the paperback, pulpy-ish feel to the paper, love that stuff.

@TheMobRules73 I would be for this :)

Wow literally the best “new” comic I have read in fifteen years. No surprise it’s from a living legend. And we get two more volumes!! Comic industry needs to wake up and maybe have someone like a John Byrne come in and take over marvel and dc. Implement a Jim shooter method again. Make comics great again!

Ink begins to meet pencil. A close-up preview from The Sky Dreamers Page 12 as Baldor's transformation continues to take shape. One brush stroke at a time. #TheRealmEthereal #ComicArt #IndieComics #WIP

Penciling in some tighter lines on Baldor. The Sky Dreamers page 12 WIP.

@andysmithart @ScottW_inks Got my copy the other day, read the first issue, very excited to get to reading through it all. I love the paper they used, uncoated, so it's not shiny. The colors compliment the artwork and don't over power it.

It has ARRIVED!!! and that is John Byrne from the picture that was going around as it’s in the back of the book. Also, the two-page spread master inker @ScottW_inks inked, as a commission, is in the book along with a page inked by legend Walt Simonson! From a quick flip through it looks great! Nice coloring that isn’t over done by Lovern Kindzierski, Leonard O’Grady, Ruth Redmond, and Carlos Lopez. Lettering redone by Patrick Brosseau.

Back to the drawing board. A rough pencil preview from The Sky Dreamers Page 12. Baldor's journey continues, and this is where it all begins. #TheRealmEthereal #TheSkyDreamers #ComicArt #IndieComics #WIP

Both Casia and Baldor were saved by Om. But Baldor's newfound power ultimately led to his undoing. Page 11 of The Sky Dreamers is now live. Read here: renearreola.com/the-sky-dreame… #TheRealmEthereal #TheSkyDreamers #IndieComics #FantasyComics

The story begins here. The Realm Ethereal: The Dream Awakens collects the complete first story arc into a single hardcover edition. A world of dreams, mystery, and unseen forces awaits. 🔗 renearreola.com/store/ #FantasyComics #IndieComics #GraphicNovel #TheRealmEthereal

Baldor finally reveals the source of his incredible strength. A mysterious transformation. A surge of power. A connection to Om, the Ethereal of Vibration. Page 10 of #TheSkyDreamers is now live. 🔗 renearreola.com/the-sky-dreame… #TheRealmEthereal #FantasyComics #IndieComics

Early Flat Comics - Specifically like old newsprint comics where the colors were mostly just flat colors. My favorite style of coloring, if I can get away with it :)

Change is rarely gentle. Preview artwork from Page 10 of The Sky Dreamers. Before the Baldor you know from The Dream Awakens, there was another version entirely. Something ancient is awakening. #TheRealmEthereal #IndieComics #FantasyArt

Some battles change you forever. In Page 9 of #TheSkyDreamers, Baldor recalls the moment he faced certain death—and felt something awaken within him. Read free: renearreola.com/the-sky-dreame… #TheRealmEthereal #IndieComics #FantasyArt

Page 9 of The Sky Dreamers is nearly complete. For Baldor, change is no longer coming. It's here. A small preview from the next chapter of The Realm Ethereal. #TheRealmEthereal #TheSkyDreamers #ComicArt #FantasyComics #Baldor